Rumors of a sequel have been swirling about for years and although Brick
and Baxter fans can rejoice, we weren't
that surprised. We figured it was only a matter of time before
America's favorite news team assembled once more.

Take a look at Will Ferrell's box office grosses since
"Anchorman" up until his recent flop "Casa de mi Padre."

Click for larger photo.Kirsten Acuna

Although, "Anchorman" only made slightly over $85 million at the
box office, this doesn't include the DVD sales of the film.

Seven of Ferrell's last 12 films have brought in well less than
"Anchorman."

His three films directly after the success of the channel 4 news
crew—"Kicking and Screaming," "Bewitched" and "Curious
George"—all performed adequately at the box office, however;
nothing blew fans out of the water until Ricky Bobby came to the
screen two years later. Other than an overused "Shake and Bake"
quote, the film didn't deliver much else for hungry fans waiting
eagerly for the next "Anchorman."

Most notable on the graph is the spike of Ferrell's latest "Casa
de mi Padre." The movie which pokes fun at Spanish telenovelas
has brought in the lowest amount of money so far of any of his
films in the past eight years. (In its defense, it should be
noted that Ferrell's latest film is only showing in 382
theaters.)

The film is Ferrell's first foray into a subtitled film and has
been criticized as
incredibly tedious. Perhaps his latest film should have
stayed in the "casa" making for one of Ferrell's Funny or Die skits.

We can expect marketing for "Anchorman 2" to take off in the next
few months. Fans can already follow @RonBurgundy
on Twitter.

He's only tweeted out once; however, if Paramount does this
correctly, Ron Burgundy should have a huge Twitter following. Directly after the
announcement of the "Anchorman" sequel, worldwide trends on the
social media site included "Will Ferrell" and "Anchorman."
Currently, San Diego's favorite newscaster has slightly more than
11,000 followers.

Funny or Die wasted
no time launching a behind-the-scenes video of Will Ferrell's, er
Burgundy's, sequel announcement as well. Watch Burgundy before
and after he takes the "Conan" stage below. We're sure this is
only the first of many "Anchorman" shorts to come. Whammy!